OK...i have irregular periods..i start sometime between the 17th to the 24th..i havent started this month.so this morning i took a eaquate preg. test && nothing showed up..so i took another one && it was negative but i drunk some mountain dew...could that affect the results?&&could i still be prenant...if not then why havent i started my period?PLZ help!!!
2006-11-28 11:19:38 · 6 answers · asked by southern_delite_75 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
My period was due on the 21st of nov, i took a test late on nov 22 and it came up positive. The best thing to do is take a test using your first am pee. If it still comes up neg and you dont start your period in a few days see a doc they can do a blood test to make sure.
2006-11-28 11:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by Kristin Pregnant with #4 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, you should know the basic way an early pregancy test works. It looks for a hormone in your urine (HCG) that is ONLY made by your body if you are pregnant. The hormone must be present in large enough quantities for the test to be able to detect it. If it "sees" the hormone, you are pregnant. If it doesn't "see" anything, you are not. But these types of tests don't work until you are about 5 days late. There needs to be time for this pregnancy hormone to be produced. The only things that will affect the outcome of your pregnancy test are: if you are pregnant, and if you performed the test correctly. That means using your first urine of the morning for the most accurate test results. What you eat or drink will not affect your test. And yes, you might be pregnant but just not pregnant "enough" for the test kit to be able to register any pregnancy hormone. The most reliable way to know if you are pregnant is to go to your local Family Planning clinic and have a very simple blood test done. The blood test is more sensitive than the urine test and Family Planning can do the test for you at a reasonable price and they can do it anonymously. Good luck. The sooner you know if you are pregnant, the sooner you can deal with that. If you are not pregnant, remember there are very easy and effective ways to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
2006-11-28 19:30:07 · answer #2 · answered by embi40 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, drinking Mountain Dew has absolutely NO effect on a pregnancy test. Usually only hormonal drugs can have an effect on a pregnancy test.
If you have irregular periods it is hard to tell if you are even technically "late" yet for your period.
My suggestion is to wait 3 days, and if you haven't started a period, take another HPT. If it is still negative, give it another 3 days and if you still have no period head to your doctor or planned parenthood for a test.
If you are not pregnant, and still don't start your period, see a doctor anyways, because something could be wrong.
God Bless and Good luck!
2006-11-28 19:28:52 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs.Gaddis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pregnancy test detects HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadatropin) which can be found in urine during pregnancy. Sometimes if you take a pregnancy test too early , there aren't high enough levels of HGC to be detected. Mountain Dew would not affect this hormone level. Wait a few more days or see your OB/GYN for a blood test.
2006-11-28 19:30:58 · answer #4 · answered by alessa_sunderland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to take a test during your first urination after waking up or after holding it in for a few hours to let the hormones build up. That is what affected the results.
2006-11-28 19:22:08 · answer #5 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mountain dew doesn't affect the results, you either have the hormome or don't, and right now you don't.
Four days isn't too late. Other factors like stress can make your period late.
Give it another couple of days.
2006-11-28 19:28:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋